a short pillar or column, typically decorative in design, forming part of a series supporting a rail or coping
(多指设计精美支撑围栏的)栏杆小柱。
[as modifier](of a furniture leg or other decorative item)having the form of a baluster
(家具支脚或其他装饰物)柱形的。
"early 17th cent.: from French